Good day to you and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. We begin here in the United States, the state of tennessee, where the parents of the man blamed for a deadly shooting are speaking out, saying that their son suffered from depression. Mohammed abdulazeez killed four u. S. Marines on thursday opening fire at a recruiting office and a reserve center. His family says the following, there are no words to describe our shock, horror and grief, the person who committed this horrible crime was not the son we knew and loved. Friends say he was just an average american guy. There were absolutely no red flags. I wish i could give you a better answer. No. No red flags at all. Just a normal guy. But another friend of the shooter who is choosing to remain anonymous who says he received a text before the attack and according to reuters the text links to a verse in the koran. It reads who solver shows end mitty to a friend of mine then i have declared war. And o
To start on the 50th floor of the building. Flaming debris scorched the lower parts of the tower. Hundreds of people had to evacuate to the streets below. Cnn producer john jenson was there and spoke to some terrified residents. Reporter these are the dramatic images of one of dubais large fires in recent history. Flames engulfed the upper floors of the apartment building. It broke out saturday morning. There were no injuries or deaths and the cause sun known according to dubais civil defense. Hundreds of people evacuated to the street and described the confusion. All of us we run, run, run downstairs. Of course it was panic. It was panic. I never seen like this before. It was a little surreal to be honest. I was just concerned. Kept looking down to see if there were any flames coming through the stairwell and with the with smoke it was frightening. Reporter the blaze was extinguished several hours after it began. The police still have a massive cleanup. Were about one block away from
Of manhattan. If you are caught on the roads, even if you are a delivery person on a bicycle, you could face a fine of up to 300 and youll have to go to court. Its a misdemeanor. But all up and down the east coast, some 60 Million People affected by this. Were talking more than 7,000 flights that have been canceled from laguardia to newark airport, to jfk and on and on and on. Logan in boston as well. As we drive around here this city which is usually bustling the city that really rarely ever sleeps is pretty darn sleepy right now. As we take you, were going right across the park here on central park south, and well go right across the park and show you just how desolate the city is. And usually in manhattan, you can get anything you want delivered. You can get to and fro any time. Amtrak is shut down here on the northeast corridor. New Jersey Transit shut down as well. As well as most of the major transportation in the area. And as were driving here were heading towards tenth avenue a
You are watching cnn live coverage. Im natalie allen. Outrage and sorrow continue to pour out of japan in the wake of the latest killing by isis militants. This is the scene in tokyo. A visual for the two japanese nationals murdered by isis over the past two weeks. Late saturday the militant Group Released the latest video showing what appeared to be the decapitated body of journalist kenji goto. He had gone to syria to rescue a colleague who had been taken hostage and was later killed by isis. Japanese Prime Minister abe promises to work with his allies to j bring the killers to justice. The government has tried its best to deal with this matter but we are deeply saddened. By this despicable and horrendous act of terrorism. Will you have been covering this story for sometime now. It just must be a horrendous day for mr. Gotos family. It is and has been that way. Even though this wasnt surprising wasnt surprising to us. We have been following the story from the beginning. More surprisi
We begin in tianjin, china, where the grim numbers are rising. Is 12 112 people are now dead in last weeks devastating chemical explosion. Government officials fear the numbers will go up. They are combing the debris for any survivors. Miraculously, a 56yearold man was rescued earlier. He was found barely conscious and rushed to the hospital, reported in critical condition. Our will ripley is live for us in tianjin. Weve seen the aerial shots of this of the scope for this. You are up close and right there in the thick of things. Whats the latest . Reporter thats right, natalie. You can look at all of the destruction but behind a lot of this devastation are thousands of people who are going through a very difficult time right now. One of them is this man who i met just a short time ago and he gave me a tour of his building, it was a condo. He and his wife and her parents and his parents have been saving up for years so that they could have a home together. This newlywed couple and you s